Abstract: Presented herein are oleaginous strains of yeast such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae that have been modified to allow for xylose utilization. Such strains are also modified to allow for higher lipid accumulation utilizing a broad range of sugar monomers such as those released during pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass. Methods of producing lipids and ethanol using these yeast strains are also disclosed.

Abstract: A thermal interface material provides thermal conduction or thermal dissipation across an interface, using a three-dimensional interconnected porous graphene (3D-IPG) foam structure. The 3D-IPG foam structure is constructed of three-dimensional interconnected graphene sheets formed as a plurality of monolayers, and having an flexible interconnection architecture. The flexible interconnection architectures allow the 3D-IPG to maintain a high interfacial thermal conductance by the 3D-IPG filling a gap between a heat source and a heat sink across the interface, and by capping small features up to nanoscale roughened surfaces.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed that enable collection of various types of data from cloud computing services and the generation of various dashboards and visualizations to view information about collections of cloud computing resources. A user can configure collection of data from one or more cloud computing services and view visualizations using an application platform referred to herein as a cloud computing management application. A cloud computing management application further may be configured to generate and cause display of interactive topology map representations of cloud computing resources based on the collected data, where an interactive topology map enables users to view an intuitive visualization of a collection of computing resources, efficiently cause performance of actions with respect to various resources displayed in the topology map, and analyze the collection of resources in ways that are not possible using conventional cloud computing service management consoles.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed that enable a data intake and query system to generate and cause display of circular timelines of timestamped event data. As used herein, a circular timeline generally refers to a graphical display of timestamped events stored by a data intake and query system, wherein the timestamped events may be displayed as arcs of one or more concentric circles and located in a circular timeline area according to a chronological ordering associated with the events. One or more display attributes of each arc may further depend on other data associated with the corresponding events. For example, each arc of a circular time may be displayed at a particular radial distance, with a particular thickness, using a particular shading and/or color, etc., depending on various data values associated with the one or more events represented by the arc.

Abstract: An implement method of reservation protocol with multi-services convergence transmission for OBS networks differentially processes the synchronous service flow and the asynchronous service flow, and assembles multiple different types service data into different data burst (DB) by generalized optical-burst paradigm. It functionally expands burst control packet (BCP) and classifies the BCP into two categories: routine burst control packet (R-BCP) and synchronous trace burst control packet (T-BCP). Then it can differentially reserve wavelength channel resource and preempt resource to try to keep the transmission features of synchronous service such as period, low delay jitter and low dropping probability on the base of ensuring the basic QoS requirements of various kinds of service, and realize that a single OBS network efficiently provides asynchronous service and synchronous service.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. Moreover, it relates to the technical field of display apparatus and can solve the problem that the organic insulating layer in an existing array substrate easily causes deficiencies in other structures. The array substrate of the present disclosure comprises an insulating layer. The insulating layer is provided with an opening and comprises: a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer arranged on the first insulating layer. A slope angle of the second insulating layer at the opening is smaller than a slope angle of the first insulating layer.

Abstract: A method and a system for creating a semiconductor device layout are disclosed. The system includes a display screen for displaying at least one graphic representation of a device layout; a memory storing a device library comprising a plurality of predefined target device layouts; and at least one processor coupled to the display screen and the memory and programmed to: prompt a user to draw at least one portion of at least one layer of a desired device layout to create a current device layout; identify at least one predefined target device layout from the device library that matches the at least one portion of the at least one layer; display the current device layout and the identified at least one predefined target device layout on the display screen; and indicate at least one difference between the current device layout and the identified at least one predefined target device layout on the display screen.

Abstract: An L-arabinose utilizing yeast strain is provided for the production of ethanol by introducing and expressing bacterial araA, araB and araD genes, L-arabinose transporters are also introduced into the yeast to enhance the uptake of arabinose. The yeast carries additional genomic mutations enabling it to consume L-arabinose, even as the only carbon source, and to produce ethanol. A yeast strain engineered to metabolize arabinose through a novel pathway is also disclosed. Methods of producing ethanol include utilizing these modified yeast strains.

Abstract: An outer layer having an entanglement comprising an intermingling of cloaked hydrophilic guest and a hydrophobic polymer host, wherein molecules of the guest have been crosslinked with each other. Under certain circumstances, using complexes of the guest may be desirable or even necessary. The intermingling of the guest and host includes a physical tangling, whether it also comprises crosslinking by primary bonding (e.g., chemical/covalent bonding) there-between. Also a method of producing an outer layer having such an entanglement, including the steps of: temporarily cloaking at least a portion of the hydrophilic groups of the guest; intermingling at least a portion of the cloaked groups with a porous polymeric structure by diffusing the guest with cloaked groups into at least a portion of the structure's pores; within the pores, crosslinking at least a portion of the molecules of the guest with the guest; and removing the cloaking. Cloaking may be performed by silylation or acylation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling a Channel State Information (CSI) report. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling a CSI report of a User Equipment (UE) in a base station of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile communication network is provided. The method includes a step of determining a CSI report set for a UE, where the CSI report set includes multiple CSI feedback modes, and each CSI feedback mode is defined to include a Non-Zero Power Reference Signal (NZP RS) resource part for channel measurement and an Interference Measurement Resource (IMR) part for interference measurement. In addition, the method further includes a step of sending to the UE Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling indicating the CSI report set.

Abstract: This invention belongs to the field of biochemical engineering and relates to a method of cyclic utilization of water during separation of succinic acid made by fermentation. This invention uses water from separation process for aerobic growth of E. coli AFP111 and production of succinic acid by anaerobic fermentation, obtaining final succinic acid concentration of 55 g/L and yield of 91.6%. Compared with results of fermentation using culture medium prepared from tap water, succinic acid concentration and productivity increased by 8.5% and 8.46%, respectively. An outstanding advantage of this invention is recovery and utilization of evaporated water during separation of succinic acid, realizing cyclic use of water during industrial production of succinic acid, which is an environment-friendly process.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, inter alia, a method of producing an outer layer material for forming into a structure and that comprises an entanglement having a hydrophobic polymer host and a hydrophilic guest, including in one embodiment the steps of: intermingling cloaked hydrophilic guest complexes with the hydrophobic host; crosslinking molecules of the guest with the guest; and performing a hydrolysis reaction.

Abstract: The present invention refers to the field of shielding card, in particular to A new-type non-contact metallic shielding information data card, which can protect the personal information of credit card, IC card, smart card, identity card, driving license, bank card from being stolen by RFID electronic scanner effectively, and bringing unnecessary loss due to information exposure or other risks. It comprises a first shielding layer, a second shielding layer, and an accommodation space in physical for placing cards composed of the first shielding layer and the second shielding layer. The first shielding layer and the second shielding layer are sheet metal, and the words and/or images can be printed on the front and back side of the sheet metal based on customer's need.

Abstract: A cleaning device (10) for a linear coating machine table comprising a vacuum suction device (1) having a plurality of first suction ports (11) facing a surface of an object to be cleaned; and at least one sticky roller (12) pivoted to the vacuum suction device (1) and being rotatable, the sticky roller (12) configured to adhere impurities on the surface of the object to be cleaned is provided. By sucking small particles on the linear coating machine table by the vacuum suction device (11) and by adhering relative large particles by the sticky roller (12), the cleanness of the linear coating machine table is improved, and hence the coating effect of a substrate is improved. A linear coating machine is also provided.

Abstract: A method for detecting an output impedance angle of an inverter includes controlling an inverter to output a second voltage signal and a current signal based on a first voltage signal; receiving the signals, and calculating and outputting first and second active powers, and first and second reactive powers using the signals; calculating and outputting third and fourth active powers, and third and fourth reactive powers based on the first and second active powers, the first and second reactive powers, and the predetermined impedance angle; determining whether the amplitude is a constant value; if so, determining whether an absolute value of the first differential value of the third and fourth reactive powers is less than a first power reference value; if so, the impedance angle outputted from the inverter is the impedance angle; if not, setting the impedance angle as the predetermined impedance angle plus or minus the compensation angle.

Abstract: A detecting method for detecting an output impedance angle of an inverter includes controlling an inverter to output a second voltage signal and a current signal based on a first voltage signal; calculating an active power and reactive power based on the second voltage signal and the current signal; and calculating an output impedance angle of the inverter based on the product of the active power and a first amplitude parameter, the product of the active power and a second amplitude parameter, the product of the reactive power and the first amplitude parameter, and the product of the reactive power and the second amplitude parameter. The first amplitude parameter corresponds to a first amplitude of the first voltage signal, and the second amplitude parameter corresponds to the first amplitude of the first voltage signal and a second amplitude of an AC voltage.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for X2 signaling. The method comprises, in a wireless communication network supporting coordinated multiple point transmission, transmitting load information from a first base station to at least one second base station via X2 signaling, wherein the load information comprises at least one item of i) a relative narrowband beam information element or ii) a relative narrowband scheduling information element. Current X2 signaling is enhanced to support coordinated multiple point transmission with non-ideal backhaul and improve interference coordination.

Abstract: A codebook feedback method and apparatus for a multiple-antenna channel in a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) system are provided. In an embodiment, a method (20) includes: detecting (21) a downlink multiple-antenna channel; determining (22) a first codeword in a first level codebook corresponding to the rank of R, where any codeword in the first level codebook is four diagonal matrices, two same 2×C block matrices exist on a diagonal line, and C column vectors of the 2×C block matrix are selected from Q1 discrete Fourier transform (DFT) beam vectors; feeding back (23) an index of the first codeword; determining (24) a second codeword in a second level codebook corresponding to the rank of R, where any codeword in the second level codebook is a 2C×R matrix, each column of the 2C×R matrix is formed of one C×1 beam selection vector and one C×1 beam selection vector including phase offset information; and feeding back (25) an index of the second codeword.

Abstract: A preparation method and application of a Na3Ba2(B3O6)2F birefringent crystal, the crystal having a chemical formula of Na3Ba2(B3O6)2F, and belonging to a hexagonal crystal system, the space group being P63/m, and the lattice parameters comprising a=7.3490(6) ?, c=12.6340(2) ?, V=590.93(12) ?3, Z=2; the crystal is used for an infrared/deep ultraviolet waveband, and is an uniaxial negative crystal, ne<no, the transmission range being 175-3,350 nm, the birefringence of 0.090 (3,350 nm)-0.240 (175 nm), and the crystal being grown by employing a melting method or a flux method; the crystal prepared via the method has a short growth cycle, high crystal quality and large crystal size, is easy to grow, cut, polish and store, is stable in the air, and difficult to deliquesce, and can be used for preparation of various polarization beam polarization beam splitter prism and infrared/deep ultraviolet waveband optical communication elements.

Abstract: Method for preparing cinacalcet hydrochloride having the steps of heating (R)-1-naphthyl ethylamine (Formula I) and 3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (Formula II) wherein L is a halogen atom, methanesulfonate group (OMs), p-Toluenesulfonate (OTs), or triflate (OTf), in an organic solvent in presence of an inorganic base, refluxing until 3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene is completely consumed, obtaining a reaction mixture containing cinacalcet, and after treatment, obtaining cinacalcet hydrochloride having a formula of The post treatment separates (R)-1-naphthyl ethylamine hydrochloride and cinacalcet hydrochloride by adjusting pH value, extraction, and other simple operations, and the (R)-1-naphthyl ethylamine obtained is recycled for preparing the next batch of cinacalcet hydrochloride.